''Time Waits for No One'' is the fourth solo studio album by American

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singer

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. The album was her first on

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label and was released on May 24, 1989. The album includes six Prince-penned songs and two songs written by

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and Lester Snell. Shortly after this album, she continued her collaboration with Prince. In September 1989, she recorded the song " Melody Cool" which would appear in the 1990 movie '' Graffiti Bridge'', as well as on its soundtrack, and on her 1993 follow-up album ''

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Track listing

All tracks composed by

; except where indicated #"Interesting" – 4:26 #"20th Century Express" (

, Lester Snell) – 3:52 #"Come Home" – 5:21 #"Jaguar" – 5:31 #"Train" – 4:25 #"The Old Songs" (Homer Banks, Lester Snell) – 4:51 #"I Guess I'm Crazy" – 4:12 #"Time Waits for No One" (Prince, Mavis Staples) – 5:51

Personnel

*Mavis Staples – vocals *

– all other instruments, drums, backing vocals *

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– drums, percussion, co-lead vocals on "Time Waits for No One" *Lester Snell – keyboards *

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– saxophone *

Atlanta Bliss Matthew "Atlanta Bliss" Blistan (born c. 1952) is an American jazz trumpeter. He is best known for his work with Prince from 1985–1991. He won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for the 1986 single "Kiss" by P ...

– trumpet *

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– guitar on "Interesting" *Boni Boyer,

Dr. Fink Matt Fink (born February 8, 1958), better known as Dr. Fink, is a keyboardist, producer, and songwriter best-known for playing keyboards in Prince's band, The Revolution. At Prince concerts, he was distinguished onstage for performing dressed i ...

– keyboards on "Interesting" *

Levi Seacer Levi Seacer Jr. (born April 30, 1961) is an American musician. He was an early associate of Sheila E. when he was tapped by Prince to form a new touring band after the demise of The Revolution in 1986. Seacer became the band's bassist, as wel ...

– bass on "Interesting" *Ray Griffin – bass on "20th Century Express" *Michael Toles – guitar on "The Old Songs" *Lawrence Harper – drums on "The Old Songs" ;Technical *Joe Blaney, William C. Brown III,

Susan Rogers Susan Rogers is an American professor, sound engineer and record producer best known for being Prince’s staff engineer during his commercial peak (1983-1987), including albums like '' Purple Rain'', ''Around the World in a Day'', ''Parade'', ''Si ...

, Coke Johnson, Eddie Garcia, Sal Greco - engineer *

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- photography

References

{{Authority control 1989 albums Mavis Staples albums Albums produced by Prince (musician) albums produced by Al Bell Paisley Park Records albums